As electric vehicles reshape global mobility, ensuring structural safety has never been more critical. Unlike conventional cars, EVs must protect occupants and heavy underfloor batteries against catastrophic intrusion and thermal runaway. This talk will explore how body-in-white (BIW) design underpins crash energy management, stiffness, weight efficiency and compliance with evolving global safety standards. Drawing on 25+ years of experience in structural innovation, the speaker will highlight advanced load-path strategies, side-sill reinforcements, material applications and AI-driven optimization methods that are defining safer, lighter and more resilient EV architectures worldwide.

• Why BIW matters in EVs. Learn how body-in-white structures safeguard occupants and battery packs, making them the backbone of EV crash safety
• Crash energy management strategies. Discover how reinforced side sills, staged crush zones and seamless load paths prevent battery intrusion
• Global safety standards. Understand how crash regulations across the US, Europe and Asia drive BIW design choices and compliance challenges
• Role of advanced materials. See how HF steels, aluminum and hybrid structures balance strength and weight for safer, efficient EV architecture
• Future trends in BIW design. Explore structural battery packs, AI-driven optimization and intelligent design tools shaping the future of EV safety